Senior Political Journalist
False claims that the photo of the replica vessel shows a 282-year-old ship returning to London have been circulating online for years. Read
A quote that has been often misattributed to Freud may actually have been first shared by a Twitter user. Read
The publication of the Sue Gray report has prompted fresh claims Boris Johnson misled Parliament when he stated all lockdown rules were followed. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
After Boris Johnson claimed at PMQs that 72,000 jobs have been delivered by Crossrail, we’ve looked at the numbers. Read
White vapour trails often seen in the sky are thin clouds of condensation left by aircraft engines—not evidence of a conspiracy to poison the planet. Read
Despite claims that they’re just CGI artwork, detailed images of the sun being shared on Facebook seem to be real. Read
Health
While a Daily Express headline suggests otherwise, the proportion of Britons forecast to be obese or severely obese by 2040 is actually 36%. Read
Health
False claims circulating on social media about the Pfizer Covid-19 vaccine are not based on newly published documents. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
A claim made by Robert Halfon MP, who is in favour of scrapping green levies, on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme and repeated elsewhere is inaccurate. Read
Economy, Business & Finance
Northern Ireland secretary Brandon Lewis is the latest cabinet minister to claim that employment is higher than before the pandemic, when it is not. Read
